Stanley Kwan’s early films during the 1980s and 1990s centred on women, giving the actresses who played them roles focused on their characters and not just their looks. We take a closer look at four of those films.
How Sun Yat-sen shaped Penang in Malaysia and influenced the lives of its Chinese residents The Sun Yat-sen Museum at 120 Armenian Street, George Town, Penang. Photo: Thomas Bird
It is the 15th day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar, the Hungry Ghost Festival, and fires blaze on the streets. Some onlookers pray. Many more stand by and watch plumes of black smoke billow above the vintage shopfronts and restaurants.
The pious residents of Penang s state capital, George Town, are burning hell money to appease the ancestors who emerge from the lower realm around this time of year. Deeper into this Unesco Heritage Site neighbourhood, at a temple on King Street dedicated to Bogong - the Elder Lord - an entire braised hog and extravagant fruit platter has been prepared.